What did you do with your flock today?

[PopoMyers]

Penelope laid another egg at my feet this morning,

Do you have a cat that she is emulating? Showing her appreciation, or frustrated about not getting her turn in the favorite box? Ah, the chicken life. Full of surprises!

 

[PopoMyers]

@Gammas Bearded Babies nope…I can’t make you feel better. However, there was some that was WAY more. And really after some of the prices and shipping costs (unless you get stuff from Chewy anyway and free shipping) you would be pretty close. Some offer more eggs though that would pretty close to the same price. HOWEVER you have them in your hands and you can use them right away. You don’t have to wait.

I used my husband's old golf balls.

 

[Shetland lover]

They are just so precious!!! There is never enough time to spend with em all!
I really need to stop hatching!!!

Rats! Thats such a pain! And u r fixing to be gone too! Ugh! Hopefully those cords will come asap!

Well....the 2 are about the same as they were yesterday...the runt back to pecking its feet and chirping loudly and the possible wry neck had fallen over before I got up this morning and where I'm giving them all the vitamins their poo is little wetter and it had it all over its side from fallin underneath the heat plate.
So quickly washed it off and blew dry it...soaked runts feet and blew dry it....it's crop just is barely there. So I'm wondering if the nearly constant chirping is failure to thrive.
Made more mash with vit e, b and poultry cell and nutridrench. All small doses for the 5 to eat.
May give em some sesame seeds to help with runny poo ....
Someone here had told me months back whenever one had the splay legs and a slipped tendon that the sesame seeds were quick easy treat to help with vit B deficiency....then someone else said no it constipates em...so idk.
Maybe it'll help in this case?!
I added some pine flakes to their paper towel bedding to distract runt from its feet pecking...things are a little quieter finally!

Poor little mites! They're certainly having a rough start but they're still with us so that's got to count for something and you're taking the best care of them. Sesame seeds are excellent for chicks, especially black ones. They're full of vitamin E which helps with wry neck caused by vit deficiency. If they've got slightly runny poop I wouldn't worry too much about constipation. Do you feed greens this early with chicks? I start with the tiny, individual florets from broccoli. It tends to go down well and is also full of B & E vits. Mine also like dandelion greens and spinach finely shredded. I figure mom feeds them alsorts of seeds and greens from very early on and as long as they have chick flint grit they should be fine. Stanley was on chick crumb for precisely 4.days before I gave up trying to stop Pru feeding him all manner of 'unsuitable' foodstuffs - including a French fry she found under the cooker! Keep me posted on how they're doing.

Not liking the look of Ferdy's feet today, they look very red around the feather shafts and he has a dark mark with a pink ring starting on the sole of his foot. Not sure yet if it's a rose thorn or other splinter (He got into the garden clippings bag) or if it's bumblefoot starting. Either way, he had a pedicure, foot blow dry and antibacterial foot dust. I've put a corn plaster over the suspicious mark to relieve pressure on it. He's not too happy about the plaster, keeps trying to eat it. Not sure what else I can do.

 

[TropicalBabies]

Well look at that! Miracles never cease.

she has been hanging around Spider. Think she is ready to start laying again and wants to be mated. Does not look like he is taking the bait as he struts his stuff towards ol Mazie. He does love his old matriarchs that is forsure. What a stud

 

[Shetland lover]

Do you have a cat that she is emulating? Showing her appreciation, or frustrated about not getting her turn in the favorite box? Ah, the chicken life. Full of surprises!

God alone knows what she's up to! We have two cats which she gets on extremely well with so could be she's showing some gratitude- but I think it's most likely she's complaining about her mom taking too long laying an egg. Penelope Sweet pea is very vocal in her opinions.

 

[Shetland lover]

Well look at that! Miracles never cease.View attachment 3313521View attachment 3313528View attachment 3313524she has been hanging around Spider. Think she is ready to start laying again and wants to be mated. Does not look like he is taking the bait as he struts his stuff towards ol Mazie. He does love his old matriarchs that is forsure. What a stud View attachment 3313539

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

Poor little mites! They're certainly having a rough start but they're still with us so that's got to count for something and you're taking the best care of them. Sesame seeds are excellent for chicks, especially black ones. They're full of vitamin E which helps with wry neck caused by vit deficiency. If they've got slightly runny poop I wouldn't worry too much about constipation. Do you feed greens this early with chicks? I start with the tiny, individual florets from broccoli. It tends to go down well and is also full of B & E vits. Mine also like dandelion greens and spinach finely shredded. I figure mom feeds them alsorts of seeds and greens from very early on and as long as they have chick flint grit they should be fine. Stanley was on chick crumb for precisely 4.days before I gave up trying to stop Pru feeding him all manner of 'unsuitable' foodstuffs - including a French fry she found under the cooker! Keep me posted on how they're doing.

Not liking the look of Ferdy's feet today, they look very red around the feather shafts and he has a dark mark with a pink ring starting on the sole of his foot. Not sure yet if it's a rose thorn or other splinter (He got into the garden clippings bag) or if it's bumblefoot starting. Either way, he had a pedicure, foot blow dry and antibacterial foot dust. I've put a corn plaster over the suspicious mark to relieve pressure on it. He's not too happy about the plaster, keeps trying to eat it. Not sure what else I can do.

I haven't given the Silkies anything other than starter, vitamins and the sesame seeds since they are only a week old except for runt lol.
Now the 2 wk old cochins are out in big brooder looking at all the flock and have gotten a few field trips with the flock while I protected and made sure no bullying went on.
Oddly my 3 girls laying are the worst at bullying right now - everybody not just the cochin babies.
I'm so sorry Ferdy's havin feet probems still! U think it is bumblefoot or infected feather follicle or something?

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

Well look at that! Miracles never cease.View attachment 3313521View attachment 3313528View attachment 3313524she has been hanging around Spider. Think she is ready to start laying again and wants to be mated. Does not look like he is taking the bait as he struts his stuff towards ol Mazie. He does love his old matriarchs that is forsure. What a stud View attachment 3313539

Oh I'm so glad Hope is doing so much better!!!
Now it's time for lil Share to get better!

 

[FBMcrazy8]

Well look at that! Miracles never cease.View attachment 3313521View attachment 3313528she has been hanging around Spider. Think she is ready to start laying again and wants to be mated. Does not look like he is taking the bait as he struts his stuff towards ol Mazie. He does love his old matriarchs that is forsure. What a stud View attachment 3313539

Aaawwwww!!! They are just so beautiful!! Im glad Hope is getting better!!! Love seeing this, I know Hope has had a long recovery.

 

[Shetland lover]

I haven't given the Silkies anything other than starter, vitamins and the sesame seeds since they are only a week old except for runt lol.
Now the 2 wk old cochins are out in big brooder looking at all the flock and have gotten a few field trips with the flock while I protected and made sure no bullying went on.
Oddly my 3 girls laying are the worst at bullying right now - everybody not just the cochin babies.
I'm so sorry Ferdy's havin feet probems still! U think it is bumblefoot or infected feather follicle or something?

Hopefully all the extra vitamins will do the trick. Do you use medicated starter? Just wondering as it's not really available over here?

Really not sure what's going on with Ferdy. The redness is on the outer side of both feet, just where the feathers emerge and seems to be spreading up his shanks. It looks inflamed rather than infected. It has rained a lot and the ground is really soaked so maybe it's to do with that. None of the girls or little Stanley are affected though.